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WH weighs engraving donors' names on ballroom wall. [View all]
https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-house-weighs-etching-corporations-names-into-new-trump-ballroom/"Corporations donating millions to President Donald Trump’s new ballroom project at the White House may be rewarded by having their name etched into the historic building, a report claimed Friday.
Sources told CBS News that donors so far include Google, R.J. Reynolds, Booz Allen Hamilton, Palantir and NextEra Energy. Lockheed Martin, the aerospace and defense company, contributed $10 million to the project.
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Three sources told the network that Trump has personally lobbied businesses for donations. It is unclear how many donations came about from that lobbying.
The donations are not limited to just companies. CBS News reports that Blackstone Group CEO Stephen Schwarzman has personally pledged money to the project.".... (more)
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